Ramblings about knitting, life, exploits, and other things.

March 03, 2009

Shadow-ology

To be honest, I totally woudln't have done it had I not had NOTHING nice to say about knitting today, but she said please please... so what was I to do. I've tried not to be too dull in answering these... And so, from Becca, to Bev, to me, to you....

Shadow-ology

***********FOODOLOGY***************

1. What is your salad dressing of choice?At home - Newmans' Own Balsamic Vinaigrette. In restaurants - Caesar or a good Raspberry Vinaigrette. On days when I just need comfort food - Ranch

2. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?um. well. You know me. This favorite thing creates problems. They always mean ONE favorite. Some of my very favorites are gone :-(. However, The Lantern House restaurant, that may or may not still be on Delmar Boulevard in University City, Missour has yet to be ousted by any other Chinese restaurant. Their wontons remain the benchmark for all others. L'Escargot in Chicago (again, one I think may be gone) was my favorite French restaurant until I ate at MilleFleure in Rancho Santa Fe, a small town near San Diego. Yellowfin's sushi never fails me... and the Italian Village in Chicago tops my list for favorite Italian. General food -- Gullivers in Evanston (Rogers Park??) ... in part for the memories.

3.What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?Well... duh. Chocolate. Because I do. But if we're talking meals? I once ate Papa Del's pizza every day for two weeks and wasn't sick of it, but that was year's ago.

4. What are your pizza toppings of choice?Extra Cheese, green olives, green peppers, onions, and anchovies on the side (do NOT cook the 'chovies).

5. What do you like to put on your toast?er... Honey Butter. OR Cream cheese and grape jelly. OR a sandwich.

***********TECHNOLOGY***************

1. How many televisions are in your house?Too many. One that I watch (via DVR or DVD) and play Wii with. One that is not connected to the cable and the kids use to watch VHS movies. Three (three!!!) that are watched almost exclusively by DH (one in his "library" one in the kitchen, and one in our bedroom). I never watch TV in the bedroom.

1. Are you right-handed or left-handed?Mostly right, but left for some things.

2. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?An abscessed cyst and two children.

3. What is the last heavy item you lifted?Same as Becca and Bev! My ass off the couch!

4. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?Yup, once abusing physics on a swing, once doing a yard-sale fall on the ski slope and once falling off a runaway horse.

************BULLCRAPOLOGY**************

1. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?I don't really know. On the one hand, it is tempting to take Bev's approach (she wants to know "cuz then [she] could do all the crazy shite [she] wanted and know that it wasn't [her] time to go! But I'm not sure I do want to know. Then I'd be wondering if there was anything I could do to change it (unless of course it is clear that I die from old age at 103).

2. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?I used to want to change my name. I've thought of going by my middle name (which has room for nicknames). But right now, I can't think of any name I'd like better.

3. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?Hell no! I wouldn't drink a teaspoon of hot sauce for $1,000... well... maybe....

************DUMBOLOGY******************

1. How many pairs of flip flops do you own?Depends. Do we count the fully structured well made sandals with arch support that happen to have a thong between my toes? or the inexpensive flat things? If the former, two. If only the latter, one.

2. Last time you had a run-in with the cops?Discounting the last time I was pulled over for speeding (over 20 years ago), um... when I was on my way to a movie, and found the road ahead of me closed... and chose to drive about 50 yards on a paved area that is used primarily as a sidewalk by college students, but is also used by university police and other personnel as a roadway to get from where I was to the parking lot on the other side. I met the UofI police seargent in the parking lot when I got there. Luckily -- I was a police dispatcher at the time, and though a certain ration of shite was dispensed, he sent me off to catch my flick without writing me up.

3. Last person you talked to?My husband, as he left the house to take the kids to school.

4.Last person you hugged?My Husband

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

1. Season?Transition seasons. Likely fall more than spring, but ....

2. Day of the week?Don't have a favorite. It changes weekly.

3. Month?Ditto.

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

1. Missing someone?Susan, my "bad TV" buddy who is spending a year in DC, Nat, who is living in Zurich, Rich, who is living through hell in the PNW right now (being there is likely the only thing saving his sanity), my Mom and Dad.

2. Mood?Content, though surface frustrated over designing snags.

3. What are you listening to?The silence of my house.

4. Watching?my computer screen -- and the letters appearing thereon as I type.

5. Worrying about?How to fix that stupid sock pattern; how to make ends meet.

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

1. First place you went this morning?To the kitchen to make coffee.

2. What's the last movie you saw?

3. Do you smile often?Not as often as I would like.

4. Sleeping Alone Tonight?Nope

***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************

1. Do you always answer your phone?No. I do answer it more often than not, but if I can tell from the caller ID that it' a charity calling for donations, I don't answer. I give as much as I can, but I do NOT take solicitation calls.

2. Its four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?spam

3. If you could change your eye color what would it be?Green

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?Sonic?

5. Do you own a digital camera?Sure do. Haven't you noticed?

6. Have you ever had a pet fish?Me? no, but boyfriend with whom I used to live had a pet Angel Fish named Fatso. He was remarkably responsive to us.

7. Favorite Christmas song.Carol of the Bells -- in at least four part harmony.

8. What's on your wish list for your birthday?wow. um, it's not til October. I've no idea yet. There are toys I'd like, but I don't have a real wish list.

9. Can you do push ups?Yes... just don't ask for too many.

10. Can you do a chin up?A chin up... yes!

11. Does the future make you more nervous or excited?Well, since I'm not afraid of it, I guess excited... but not really that either. It will come.

12. Do you have any saved texts?Yes. One makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. One makes me laugh.

13. Ever been in a car wreck?Yes.

14. Do you have an accent?Well now, that just depends on who you ask doesn't it? Local folks would say no. Mainers and Bostonians and New Orleanians would say yes. Then again, I can USE many accents when I want to. Which one should I use today?

15. What is the last song to make you cry?I don't remember. They do.. .I just don't remember which one right now.

16. Plans tonight?Cirque Eloise!

17. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?I was going to say not really, but there was a day when I literally could do nothing but cry. And I'm embarrassed to admit that it was over a guy. Not my guy now, but I still love him anyway.

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.I can't. I spent no money yesterday.

19. Have you ever been given roses?Of course

20. Current worry?Money

21. Current hate right now?I'm with Bev here ...I am going to change that to dislike.Don't really "Hate" anything or anyone.Really. Hate is a huge investment of emotion and energy. Nothin' out there worth that much of me on the negative side.But, dislike? disdain? despise?That is a different story.I'm currently displeased with our school district, the mess it's gotten itself into and the lame-ass nonsense it's pretending will get it out. I'm less than amused that they just reduced the honors track sciences in high school.

22. Met someone who changed your life?A few that come to mind, both good and not so good.But really, doesn't everyone who becomes a part of your life change it?

23. How will you bring in the New Year?Laughter, food and wine.

24. What song represents you?Oh please. ONE song. Get a life! I have one, and thus am not going to spend the day trying to figure out my own theme song. I'm happy to hear suggestions if anyone has any.

25. Name three people who might complete this?The Divine Though Blogless Elizabeth would if she had a blogKat might, since we seem to trade memes and quizzes.And you will answer some of these questions in your mind as you go along.

26. What is something your friends make fun of you for?My past life as the most high-maintenance restaurant diner on the planet.

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Yeah, I'm torn on which was truly the more high maintenance moment though...cobbling together the meal you want from items that exist on the menu, or the night you had the waiter so charmed that he actually grabbed petty cash & went to a different restaurant to get you a cappuccino...